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Annexes

FY25 Actual: Several subgrants deployed solar-powered borehole
pumps—such as in Zimbabwe’s Middle Sabi and sites
• NCCR strengthened basin-wide climate risk in Angola and Zambia—displacing diesel pumping,
management by operationalizing the Eastern Nile reducing operational emissions, and enhancing
Flash Flood Early Warning System across 35 locations climate-resilient access to water. These investments
and validating the Nile Drought Early-Warning System combine adaptation outcomes—secure water during
dashboard to support anticipatory water allocation droughts and better preparedness for floods—with
and disaster response. NCCR also advanced dam measurable mitigation co-benefits from cleaner
safety through new and strengthened national energy use in rural water infrastructure.
units and a consolidated regional dam inventory,
and prioritized water-quality hotspots with shared • The Water Data Revolution program co-created
databases and field/lab equipment to guide climate- satellite-powered Water Accounting dashboards
resilient investment planning. Complementing these with RBOs (e.g., VBA, INMACOM, ZAMCOM), improving
efforts, the WaterSmart Irrigation study delivered transparency and standardization for cooperative
guidelines and a dashboard that apply Earth decision making.
Observation tools to improve water productivity and
climate-smart irrigation practices across the basin. FY26 Target:
The Nile Basin will validate its Drought Early-Warning System
• Improving Water Resources Management in West and and strengthen national forecasting centers, while Young
Central Sahel delivered the Sahel Irrigation Strategy Professionals will be engaged in flood forecasting and early-
to scale climate-resilient irrigation—emphasizing warning efforts. Flash-flood forecasts will continue to support
shallow aquifers, solar-powered systems, and digital preparedness in the region. In South Sudan, the Transboundary
mapping—to bolster food security under increasing Waters Support Program will finalize climate vulnerability
climate variability.
assessments and stakeholder mapping, using these insights
to prioritize interventions that protect infrastructure and
• Untapping Resilience supported advancement of livelihoods in refugee and host communities. The program will
feasibility studies and recharge mapping, building also build institutional capacity for climate risk management and
drought buffers and reliable supplies for vulnerable expand regional information exchange to improve early-warning
communities. These actions help countries transition systems and joint flood risk planning. In West and Central Sahel,
from reactive crisis management to proactive, risk- technical assistance will help finalize the SMAB agreement, and
informed planning and service delivery.
analytical work will assess how vegetation cover impacts water
resources, informing nature-based solutions and landscape
• The SADC Sustainable Groundwater Management interventions. Support for nature-based solutions and resilient
Phase II program expanded monitoring networks, infrastructure will continue, focusing initially on Mozambique
modernized data portals and archives, and supported and South Sudan. The SADC Groundwater Management project
aquifer studies and country subgrants to strengthen will complete sub-grant projects and develop joint strategic
groundwater systems and rural water services.
action plans for key aquifers.

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